Mark Sykes person

“Shortly before an important meeting with Sir Mark Sykes at the Foreign Office, Walter wrote to Weizmann...…”

“On 3 April 1917, Sykes met with Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Maurice Hankey to receive his instructions in this regard…”

“...supported by his Assistant Secretaries – primarily Sykes and his fellow Conservative MP and pro-Zionist Leo Amery...…”

“An official report to the War Cabinet sent by Sykes on 22 September said that the Zionists did not want "to set up a Jewish Republic or any other form of state in Palestine or in any part of Palestine" but rather preferred some form of prot…”

“The first negotiations between the British and the Zionists took place at a conference on 7 February 1917 that included Sir Mark Sykes and the Zionist leadership.…”

“Robert Cecil, Hugh O'Bierne and Sir Mark Sykes all held an unrealistic view of "world Jewry"...…”

“Sykes was a British Conservative MP who had risen to a position of significant influence on Britain's Middle East policy, beginning with his seat on the 1915 De Bunsen Committee...…”

“...and his initiative to create the Arab Bureau.…”

“This Anglo-French treaty was negotiated in late 1915 and early 1916 between Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot...…”

“...Sykes had been aware of Zionism, was in contact with Moses Gaster...…”

“Sykes, having seen the telegram, had discussions with Picot...…”

“...and proposed (making reference to Samuel's memorandum) the creation of an Arab Sultanate under French and British protection...…”

“Shortly after returning from Petrograd, Sykes briefed Samuel...…”

“Sykes was promoted into the War Cabinet Secretariat with responsibility for Middle Eastern affairs.…”

“In January 1917, despite having previously built a relationship with Moses Gaster, he began looking to meet other Zionist leaders…”

“by the end of the month he had been introduced to Weizmann and his associate Nahum Sokolow…”

“by the end of the month he had been introduced to Weizmann and his associate Nahum Sokolow…”

“On 3 April 1917, Sykes met with Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Maurice Hankey to receive his instructions in this regard…”

“On 3 April 1917, Sykes met with Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Maurice Hankey to receive his instructions in this regard…”

“1915. He was chosen for this role due to his outlook of the Syrian party in France, which asserted that Syria and Palestine, which they considered a single country at the time, were French property. Approximately six months later, the top s…”

“how they were carving things up. And it says that Palestine was recognized by neither country. And basically, it would be a possession that they fought for later. So it basically didn't get addressed. 1916, Sir Mark Sykes created the Arab B…”

“He's the one who drew those lines, the Pico-Sykes Agreement of whatever, 1917, 1916. And he's the one who also designed the flag of the Arab revolt, which is now the Palestinian flag. And as we sit here today in Istanbul at this very moment…”